To Frederick McDermott 24 November 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Nov. 24th 1880
Private
Dear Sir
I am sorry to have to inform you that I do not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation, & therefore not in Jesus Christ as the son of God.1
Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
In his letter of 23 November 1880, McDermott had asked whether CD believed in the New Testament.
Summary
CD does "not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12851
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Frederick McDermott
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- Bonhams, New York (dealers) (21 September 2015)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12851,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12851.xml
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